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| Rank | Product | Sources | Mentions | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | No change | ||
| 30 | 2 | - | 6 | - | 3 | 3 | New this week | ||
| 29 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | Down 1 position | ||
| 4 | 27 | 3 | - | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | Down 1 position | |
| 5 | 16 | - | 2 | 5 | - | 2 | 2 | New this week | |
| 6 | 15 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | Up 1 position | |
| 7 | 11 | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | Down 3 positions | |
| 8 | 11 | - | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Up 2 positions | |
| 9 | 9 | 6 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | Up 4 positions | |
| 10 | 8 | 7 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | New this week | |
| 11 | 7 | 8 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | New this week | |
| 12 | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | 1 | 1 | Up 2 positions | |
| 13 | 2 | - | - | 8 | - | 1 | 1 | New this week | |
| 14 | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | Up 3 positions | |
| 15 | 2 | - | - | 9 | - | 3 | 3 | Up 1 position |
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